See what fear can create and spend a little time respecting those who passed away far from home. The CA National Parks folks do a great job keeping the roads maintained and the area well marked.

[BGVWNUT, 08/10/2015]

Manzanar WWII Japanese Internment Camp

Well worth a stop. I'm glad this didn't happen again after the 9/11 attacks.

[Subachad, 11/19/2012]

Manzanar WWII Japanese Internment Camp

A good place to stop and learn a little bit of WW2 history that is mostly glanced over in schools.

[Shelby, 06/29/2012]

Manzanar WWII Japanese Internment Camp

They have located in Independence, CA, and moved what had once been one of the dining halls that once stood in this camp since my last visit there. This site is a prime example of the harm of racial profiling. It shouldn't have happened then and it should never happen in any form again.

[Roadlife, 05/02/2010]

Manzanar WWII Japanese Internment Camp

The Japanese Internment Camp-Manazanar is one of multiple camps throughout the western US where Japanese descent US residents were forcibly interned during WWII. The location is now a US Park Service-operated facility with a very interesting museum and great gift shop. You can also drive around the old camp grounds (of which little is left). When we visited, the place was empty and we had a park ranger all to ourselves. A must stop for any WWII history buff (Note: no shot glasses or snow globes available).